Signal Conditioning - Repeaters, Retimers and Mux-Buffers

Twice the Reach, Half the Power, Lower Interconnect Cost

TI's signal conditioners for Backplanes, Cables, and Optical Modules combine cutting edge silicon process technology with advanced analog circuit design, delivering the industry's highest signal conditioning performance at the lowest power consumption in a comprehensive portfolio of easy-to-use products.



Family Repeaters Retimers Advanced Retimers MUX-Buffers
Compatibility <------------- Pin Compatible ------------->  
New Products
Block Diagram
Insertion Loss EQ, DE EQ, DE EQ, DE EQ, DE
Jitter   CDR CDR  
Crosstalk     DFE  
Applications
  • Active Cables
  • Backplanes
  • Front Port
  • Optical
  • Front Port
  • Backplanes
  • Redundancy Switch
 

NEW 12.5 Gbps Retimers — Advanced Signal Conditioning Made Easy

  • Pin compatible upgrade between repeaters and retimers – performance when needed!
  • Extend reach of 10 Gbps signals over 50+ inches of FR-4 or 20m of 26-AWG copper cable
  • Reduce BOM cost, simplify system design
  • Repeaters consume 65 mW per channel; retimers with CDR consume 145 mW per channel



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Comprehensive Portfolio, Easy Upgrade Path

Functions PCIe
USB		 SAS
SATA		 10G-KR
10 GbE		 FC
InfiniBand		 Generic,
Other
Mux-Buffers/
Crosspoints		 PCIe Gen-1/2/3
  • 2:1 Mux-Buffers
PCIe Gen-1
  • FET Switch
 SAS I/II
  • 2:1 Mux-Buffers
  • 2/4 Lanes
SATA 1.5/3/6G
  • 2:1 Mux-Buffers
  • 2/4 Lanes
 10G-KR
  • 2:1 Mux-Buffers
  • 2/4 Lanes
10 GbE
  • 2:1 Mux-Buffers
  • 2/4 Lanes
 2/4/8/16G FC
  • 2:1 Mux-Buffers
  • 2/4 Lanes
DDR/QDR/FDR IB
  • 2:1 Mux-Buffers
  • 2/4 Lanes
 < 15 Gbps
  • 4 Lanes
< 10 Gbps
  • 2/4 Lanes
Retimers     10 GbE
  • 4 Channels
 2/4/8/16G FC
  • 4 Channels
DDR/QDR/FDR IB
  • 4 Channels
 < 12.5 Gbps
  • 4 Channels
< 10 Gbps
  • 4 Channels
Repeaters/
Redrivers		 PCIe Gen-1/2/3
  • x1/x4/x8/x16
USB 2.0/3.0
  • 2 Channels
 SAS I/II
  • 1/2/4/8 Channels
SATA 1.5/3/6G
  • 1/2/4/8 Channels
 10G-KR
  • 2/4/8 Channels
10 GbE
  • 2/4/8 Channels
 2/4/8/16G FC
  • 2/4/8 Channels
DDR/QDR/FDR IB
  • 2/4/8 Channels
 < 15 Gbps
  • 1/2/4/8 Channels
< 10 Gbps
  • 1/2/4/8 Channels
< 5 Gbps
  • 1/2/4/8 Channels


Additional Signal Conditioner Products

PCI Express (PCIe) Repeaters/Redrivers

Proven interoperability with Intel server CPUs

  • Comprehensive portfolio - supports x1/x4/x8/x16 PCIe configuration
    • DS80PCI800 (8-channel, unidirectional) for PCIe x8/x16
    • DS80PCI402 (4-lane, bidirectional) for PCIe x4
    • DS80PCI102 (1-lane, bidirectional) for PCIe x1
  • Rate adaptive signal conditioning - up to 36 dB receive EQ, 12 dB transmit de-emphasis
    • Support 40"+ FR-4 or 10m+ AWG-30 cable
    • Automatic rate detect and adaptation to PCIe Gen-1/2/3 speed
  • Seamless handling of new PCIe Gen-3 transmit FIR coefficient handshake
  • Industry's lowest power consumption - 65 mW per channel
  • Automatic receiver detection on each channel - supports hot plug
  • No external reference clock required
  • Single power supply - 3.3 V or 2.5 V (selectable)
  • Easy management - pins, SMBUS or direct EEPROM load
  • Flow-through package - 54 pin LLP, 10mm x 5.5mm (0.5mm pitch)
Parameter Texas Instruments Competitors
Equalization, De-Emphasis 36 dB, -12 dB
(3x longer reach)		 16 dB, -3 dB
Power/Channel 65 mW 2x
Supply 3.3V or 2.5V 1.5 V
Package 54-pin, 0.5 mm pitch 72-pin, 0.4 mm pitch
Configuration Pins, I2C, or direct EEPROM Pins or I2C
Portfolio x1, x4, x8, x16 support x4 support

10 Gbps Repeaters/Redrivers

Twice the reach, half the power

  • Comprehensive portfolio
  • Twice the performance, half the power
    • Highest equalization (36 dB), de-emphasis (12 dB) - extend reach up to 20m (AWG-24), 50" (FR-4)
    • Lowest power (55 mW per 10 Gbps channel) - simplifies thermal design
    • Lowest residual jitter (< 0.3UI at 10 Gbps) - increased system jitter margin
    • Easy to use - single power supply, flow-through pinout, pin/SMBus programmable
    • Small footprint and low power fits SFP/SFP+, QSFP, CXP, SAS-HD, etc. connectors
    • Ideal for 10G Ethernet, SAS/SATA, InfiniBand, XAUI, CPRI, etc. over FR-4 or cable assemblies

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